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August 8, 1998

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Bottom 11 R H E
Cubs 7 9 2
Cardinals 5 12 0
Bottom 11 R H E
Cubs 7 9 2
Cardinals 7 13 0

Ray Lankford Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .281
OBP .000 .389
At Bats 5 367
Hits 0 103
• Singles 0 60
• Doubles 0 23
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 20
Walks 0 65
RBI’s 0 69

Rod Beck Season Stats

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1 2 33
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Busch Stadium - August 8, 1998
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Home Run
Rod Beck
Scott Servais
Mark Grace
Mickey Morandini
Manny Alexander
Jeff Blauser
Brant Brown
Lance Johnson
Sammy Sosa
Ray Lankford
Brian Jordan
Count: 1-0, 2 Outs
Count: 1-0, 2 Outs

Lankford hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned.

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Bottom 11 McGwire strikes out.
Bottom 11 Jordan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser misplays the ball. That's an error on Blauser.
Bottom 11 Rod Beck now pitching. Brant Brown now playing left field. Kelly hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morandini settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Alexander hits a popup, foul, towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Servais hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. King fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 11 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelly scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 11 Tyler Houston pinch hits for Terry Mulholland. Houston hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 11 Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 11 Curtis King now pitching. Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Ordaz hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Tom Pagnozzi pinch hits for Mark Petkovsek. Pagnozzi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tatis moves to third.
Bottom 10 Marrero hits a line drive towards first. Grace reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Tatis hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. Tatis reaches second base with a double.
Top 10 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordaz scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 10 Morandini hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordaz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Blauser moves to second.
Top 10 Blauser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 10 Mark Petkovsek now pitching. Alexander hits a popup towards third. Tatis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 McGee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alexander fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 9 Terry Mulholland now pitching. Lankford strikes out.
Bottom 9 McGwire takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Matt Karchner now pitching. Jordan hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Servais hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelly scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Rodriguez hits a popup towards short. Ordaz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Jose Nieves pinch hits for Terry Adams. Nieves bunts towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nieves for the out. Johnson moves to second.
Top 9 Lance Painter now pitching. Willie McGee now playing left field. Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Sosa hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 9 Rich Croushore now pitching. Grace takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Ordaz strikes out. Servais drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Ordaz out.
Bottom 8 Mabry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Morandini hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelly scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 John Mabry now playing left field. Jeff Brantley now pitching. Alexander strikes out.
Bottom 7 Marrero strikes out.
Bottom 7 Tatis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alexander fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McGwire moves to third. Gant moves to second.
Bottom 7 Manny Alexander now playing third base. Terry Adams now pitching. Gant hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jordan scores. McGwire moves to second.
Bottom 7 Felix Heredia now pitching. Lankford strikes out.
Bottom 7 McGwire is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Jordan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rodriguez. Jordan reaches second base with a double. Kelly scores.
Bottom 7 Kelly hits a popup towards third. Hernandez throws towards short. Blauser fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Blauser. Mabry scores. Kelly moves to second.
Bottom 7 Ordaz bunts towards third. Hernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. Mabry moves to third.
Bottom 7 Sammy Sosa now playing right field. John Mabry pinch hits for John Frascatore. Lance Johnson now playing center field. Mabry hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Johnson. Mabry reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Servais hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordaz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelly scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Marrero hits a popup towards short. Blauser settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Tatis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McGwire moves to second.
Bottom 6 Gant strikes out.
Bottom 6 Lankford strikes out.
Bottom 6 McGwire takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Hill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordaz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Sosa hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kelly settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Grace takes first base on ball four. Morandini moves to second.
Top 6 John Frascatore now pitching. Morandini takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Jordan strikes out.
Bottom 5 Kelly strikes out.
Bottom 5 Ordaz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Marrero scores. Ordaz moves to second.
Bottom 5 The umpire calls a balk on Clark Marrero moves to second.
Bottom 5 Tom Lampkin pinch hits for Donovan Osborne. Lampkin hits a popup into center field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Marrero hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blauser for the out.
Top 5 Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Servais strikes out.
Bottom 4 Tatis strikes out.
Bottom 4 Gant hits a popup towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lankford strikes out.
Bottom 4 McGwire hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hernandez hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 Hill strikes out.
Top 4 Sosa takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Grace hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Jordan hits a fly ball into center field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Marrero moves to third.
Bottom 3 Ordaz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hernandez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Osborne bunts towards the mound. Clark fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Marrero hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Rodriguez. Marrero reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Morandini hits a fly ball into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordaz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Clark strikes out.
Bottom 2 Tatis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hernandez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Gant hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morandini settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lankford strikes out.
Top 2 Servais hits a fly ball for a double play. Hill tags and scores.
Top 2 Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hill moves to third.
Top 2 Hill takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 McGwire hits a fly ball into right field. Hill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Jordan hits a fly ball into right field. Hill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kelly hits a fly ball into right field. Hill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Sosa hits a fly ball into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Grace hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Morandini hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Blauser strikes out.